By Alexandra Voss, CFA at SEB: Private markets are no longer in retreat, but the rebound is selective and unevenly distributed. Returns were positive...
Private markets have expanded far beyond traditional private equity, private credit, and infrastructure investing. Among the more specialized corners of the alternatives universe sits...
After years of explosive growth and strong returns, private credit is facing its first meaningful stress test, particularly within direct lending, which has become...
Every day, households borrow money to buy homes, finance cars, pay for education, or fund everyday consumption. These mortgages, auto loans, consumer loans, and...
As businesses stay private for longer, an increasing share of value creation now happens away from public exchanges, forcing investors to rethink where they...
Infrastructure has traditionally been viewed as one of the more defensive corners of private markets, characterized by essential services, stable cash flows, and hard-asset...
Private credit managers with exposure to software companies recently faced investor withdrawals as concerns mounted over how artificial intelligence could disrupt parts of the...
Stockholm-based boutique manager Ridge Capital has strengthened its investment team with the appointments of Oliver Eliassen as Senior Portfolio Analyst and Olivia Berg Wadsten...
Danish fixed-income boutique SRV Capital has strengthened its investment team following another year of strong growth, promoting analyst Peter Dam Skjærbæk to Portfolio Manager...
Not every hedge fund conversation has to center solely on strategy, returns, or market moves. In HedgeNordic’s Quirky Questions series, we step beyond the...
Soon after Kari Vatanen joined Finnish pension insurer Elo as Head of Asset Allocation and Alternatives, he praised the team behind the firm’s hedge...
Gustav Karner, Chief Investment Officer of Apoteket’s Pension Fund since 2017, has delivered one of the highest Sharpe ratios among Sweden’s largest institutional investors,...
As Chief Investment Officer of the Nobel Foundation, Ulrika Bergman is responsible for overseeing the foundation’s investment strategy to ensure the long-term financial sustainability...
Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Fund boutique Origo Fonder has appointed Per Johansson as Co-Chief Investment Officer and Oscar Severinsson as Chief Operating Officer. Johansson, a well-known...
Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Stockholm-based fund boutique Tidan Capital has announced the appointment of Stuart Abel as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Abel, a...
Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – The founding duo of the newly-launched Swedish hedge fund Protean Select has appointed Daniel Mackey as the Chief Operating Officer of...
For much of the past decade, hedge funds struggled to compete against strong beta-driven markets fueled by ultra-low interest rates and abundant liquidity. But...
Equity hedge fund Impega marked its three-year anniversary this May, concluding the period with annualized returns of approximately 35 percent. According to founder and...
Just months after reducing the capacity of Protean Select to SEK 1 billion, Protean Funds Scandinavia has reached the threshold and decided to suspend...
Two Nordic hedge funds have been recognized at the CTA and Discretionary Trader Awards 2026, organized by The Hedge Fund Journal. Qblue Balanced’s Qblue...
By Andrew Beer, Co-Founder of DBi: After a decade of studying CTAs, we have drawn three conclusions about the nature of their alpha generation. At the...
After the setback in March, Nordic hedge funds rebounded sharply in April, delivering one of their strongest months since 2020. The rebound came against...
